With horst buchholz, mary costa, nigel patrick, yvonne mitchell. The romantic and professional life of composer johann strauss jr. Stone, with horst buchholz, mary costa, rossano brazzi, at turner classic movies. Composer johann strauss horst buchholz becomes the waltz king and woos a barons rossano brazzi mistress mary costa in 19thcentury austria. Comedians in cars getting coffee netflix official site. The great waltz is a musical conceived by hassard short with a book by moss hart and lyrics by desmond carter, using themes by johann strauss i and johann strauss ii. For fans of strauss waltzes, history and vienna, this movie will just hit the spot.
The great waltz may have you searching for ways to describe its great charms. Stone, and starring horst buchholz, mary costa, and nigel patrick, that. The great waltz swesub 1972 swesub filmer gratis online. I recall seeing the trailer for this back in 72 when i was yo. The great waltz full full movie, the great waltz full full movie streaming the great waltz full movie engsub watch the great waltz full english full movie online the great waltz full film online. An original, rolled, thirty by forty theatrical movie poster 30 x 40 from 1972 for the johann strauss biographical drama the great waltz. Rolling up in a 1957 bmw 507 roadster, jerry whisks inglourious basterds star christoph waltz off for an international feast ihopstyle. Provided to youtube by universal music group great season waltz sally van meter the great dobro sessions. Jon voight, burt reynolds, ned beatty starred in it. In 1934 moss hart wrote a new book for the production, now called the great waltz, that opened the center theatre in the new rockefeller center. The great waltz a metrogoldwynmayer masterpiece reprint.
My family and i were on the way to new york to escape nazi germany and the was the first movie i ever saw. A musical based on the life and music of johnann strauss, jr. This cinematic rhapsody loosely based on the life of composer johann strauss is truly an overlooked gem the motion. After he is fired from his clerical bank job because of his preoccupation with. The score was a kind of mishmash of various things, including some tchaikovsky, for instance, his waltz of the flowers from the nutcracker. In strong contention with the golden dawn 1930 for the title of worst hollywood musical ever made. Poldi is the wife of strauss, but she is forced to sit and sulk as her husband carries on a lengthy affair with opera. Cast and crew credits for the great waltz, 1972, directed by andrew l. This version was used for a london revival that opened at the drury lane theatre on july 9, 1970 and ran for 605 performances. Highlights include the location shots in austria and the soundtrack. On location the great waltz, 1972, with mary costa, andrew stone, horst buchholz, at turner classic movies. The picture shown here on the dvd offer appears to be from the earlier 1930s version of the movie which i have never seen. The great waltz reminded me of somethingpositive my father did for me when i was a young girl. The great waltz was the first of two films bearing the same title which told the life story of austrian waltz king johann strauss.
To capture what the film calls the spirit of strauss music, the great waltz combines exquisite craftsmanship with spirited. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Composer johann strauss becomes the waltzking and woos a. The great waltz is a 1938 american biographical film based very loosely on the life of johann strauss ii. It was promoted as a cinerama film by mgmemi for cinerama theatres in the united kingdom. The great waltz 1972 original 30 x 40 theatrical movie poster. Overview of the great waltz, 1972, directed by andrew l.
The great waltz is a 1972 american biographical musical film directed by andrew l. Originally drawn from max liebman spectaculars, this is a captured. It starred luise rainer, fernand gravet gravey, and miliza korjus. A blueprint for murder is a 1953 thriller film noir starring joseph cotten, jean peters, and gary merrill. After several requests, tcm aired the 1972 remake of the great waltz this past week. European singing sensation fernard gravet stars as strauss, while mgms twotime oscar winner luise rainer is topbilled as poldi vogelhuber. Rainer received top billing at the producers insistence, but her role is comparatively minor as strauss wife, poldi vogelhuber. Gallery of 6 movie poster and cover images for the great waltz 1972. Annie sugden matriarch of emmerdale farm from its first episode in 1972.
The great waltz a metrogoldwynmayer masterpiece reprint vhs. Thegreat waltz the municipal opera editionwas appearing that summer. Composer johann strauss becomes the waltz king and woos a. Jan 06, 2017 maurice reads two anecdotes about johann strausss music and presents the blue danube with pictures. Make sure this is the 1972 version before you order.
Find similar and related movies for the great waltz 1972 andrew l. I first saw the great waltz on the ship the queen mary in may 1939 when i was a 7 year boy. The story of the musical is loosely based on the reallife feud between the older and younger. Mgm remade the musical biography of johann strauss jr. Maurice reads two anecdotes about johann strausss music and presents the blue danube with pictures. Mgm released a previous film adaptation in 1938, which.
The great pursuit the idler, the great waltz, the great world festival of magic. Nov 08, 2014 provided to youtube by universal music group great season waltz sally van meter the great dobro sessions. Synopsis the joyful, songful, wonderful story of the life of johann strauss. Jul 16, 2009 jon voight, burt reynolds, ned beatty starred in it. With luise rainer, fernand gravey, miliza korjus, hugh herbert. The great waltz 1972 film wikipedia, the free encyclopedia the great waltz is a 1972 american musical film directed by andrew l stone and starring horst buchholz, mary costa and nigel patrick and folows 40 years in the life. Unusual, as well as the last waltz by engelbert humperdinck pictured left. The joyful, songful, wonderful story of the life of johann strauss. The great waltz premiered november 29, 1972 at the casino cinerama theatre. Whitney cam cameron joseph cotten arrives at a hospital to be with his widowed sisterinlaw lynne jean peters, whose stepdaughter polly has died under mysterious circumstances. This film was presented in the cinerama format overseas. Four years later, mgm gave it a new story line, new musical arrangements by dimitri tiomkin the alamo, and new lyrics by oscar hammerstein, ii. In 1845 vienna, johann strauss ii schani to his friends would rather write and perform waltzes than anything else, this at a time when a waltz is not considered proper society music.
Composer johann strauss becomes the waltz king and woos a barons mistress in 19thcentury austria. Release dates 9 also known as aka 15 release dates usa 1 november 1972. This cinematic rhapsody loosely based on the life of composer johann strauss is truly an overlooked gem the motion picture guide. A multiregion palntsc dvd player is request to view it in usacanada. It is based on a pasticcio by erich wolfgang korngold and julius bittner called walzer aus wien, first performed in vienna in 1930. Upload poster 2 versions poster 9851500 px 2 versions. Oct 21, 2011 the great waltz may have you searching for ways to describe its great charms. Lacks even the cloying, clumsy bombast that distinguished most roadshow musicals of the era this is so restrained and stilted you can practically see horst buccholz ossify before your very eyes. This cinematic rhapsody loosely based on the life of composer. The great waltz 1972 composer johann strauss horst buchholz becomes the waltz king and woos a barons rossano brazzi mistress mary costa in 19thcentury austria. The great waltz 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dad told me that if i learned to play that piecea simplified edition, he would take meto see that production.
Makes lost horizon 1973 look like lost horizon 1937. The great waltz original theatrical trailer youtube. It is based on the musical the great waltz, and was stones final film. About that summer, i was taking piano lessons in st. United states conference of catholic bishops communications. He invested his soul in the character and brought great pleasure to the star wars. Canadian opera company, 11th annual season, canadian opera company, 12th. I am now 85 and it was wonderful seeing this movie again. A film biography of composer johann strauss which is also a good romantic comedy and wonderful musical. By all means, if youre looking for the life of the bank clerkturnedcomposer, avoid the 1972 version and watch this one, which features strausss greatest hits. All i can tell you is remember it was made in the 70s and keep your mind completely open.
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